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Other suggested areas of priority attention included: climate change, disaster prevention and preparedness, minimizing biodiversity loss through sustainable management of

At its sixty-sixth session, the General Assembly stressed the importance of the continued substantive consideration of the follow-up to

In section V, paragraph 11, of the same resolution, the General Assembly

States must respect and promote the rights of children living in poverty, including by strengthening and

The Group reiterates its recommendation that UNOCI hire qualified customs consultants to provide a consistent monitoring capacity to its Integrated Embargo Monitoring Unit and to carry out

It is noteworthy that programmes implemented by the Office in the area

The General Secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Humanitarian

With respect to activities for the dissemination and communication of the lessons learned from previous implementation experiences, more information was needed on the target audience for the proposed database and the proposed newsletter, both of which

In implementing their policies to promote the enjoyment of socio-economic, cultural and political rights, the different ministerial departments

The activities undertaken within this function will include: (a) producing country, regional and global-level technical and programme guidance covering the substantive areas in which UN-Women works, from ending violence against women to increasing women’s contributions to peace and security; (b) devising and coordinating multi-stakeholder, holistic country programmes that involve inter-agency participation and national partners in line with national and regional policies

The results of the desk study should also be considered by the Secretariat when preparing a policy paper on a "facility for additional income from loans and other sources" as per decision 55/2, taking into account: the benefits for both ozone and climate change, the need for the timely implementation of projects in

Looking to the future, the community’s efforts in this area will be focused on finalizing the legal instrument and its adoption by member States; boosting the active participation of national commissions on small arms and light weapons; implementing the border programme, especially in the area of cross-border security; drawing up and implementing a police cooperation mechanism to address the issue of the six lawless

We, the Heads of Arab States and Governments who, on 19 January 2011, are gathered together in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh at the second session of the Arab Economic, Development and Social Summit,

These include the independent study commissioned by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; the operational concept and the lessons learned note circulated by DPKO; and the regular inclusion of protection of civilians tasks in the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations; the more consistent and systemic consideration of protection of civilians issues in the Secretary-General’s reports; the significant inclusion of several paragraphs on the protection of civilians in the 2010 recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (see

In the light of the progress made, the lessons learned and the

The guarantee and assurance of respect and promotion of human

The Office for Internal Oversight Services endorsed the observation on disparate information technology systems made in paragraph 20 of the comprehensive report (A/64/284, para. 20), but the Procurement Division had not accepted its recommendation that information and communication

To be able to face current and future challenges, it is necessary to increase the physical, human and institutional infrastructure; increase agricultural productivity and expand the export capacity of communities and countries; mainstream climate change and land degradation issues into national budgets; involve non-traditional donors, in particular civil society

Several delegations commended the secretariat for documenting and sharing good practices and country experiences in eco-city development, promotion of public

Assistance focuses on (a) establishing legal and policy frameworks consistent with international standards and norms; (b) strengthening the capacity of domestic institutions, in particular anti-corruption bodies and criminal justice institutions, to effectively prevent and control corruption in an integrated and coordinated way; (c) enhancing integrity, accountability and transparency in public and private sectors, including the management of public resources; (d) supporting relevant Government institutions in international cooperation and the recovery of assets at

The report contained eight recommendations requesting OHCHR to adopt a results-based management approach to the budget and planning process; to seek the

Sustained UNV efforts resulted in the drafting and/or the adoption of legislative frameworks or policies in support of volunteerism and the establishment or implementation of

The Executive Secretary informed the Commission about the steps the secretariat had initiated to strengthen the resultsoriented focus of its technical cooperation work, which included: (a) larger, longerterm and better aligned capacity development projects, with emphasis on improved performance through

To ensure healthy development of children, the school health care concept is developed, health promotion in pre-school child care establishments is improved through implementation of the concept of health-promoting kindergartens, and periodic